With Knight’s gruff vocals and high-energy delivery taking center stage, the ensemble’s debut effort I’m Still Here hearkens back to the classic ’60s proto funk and boogaloo sounds of James Brown and Dyke and the Blazers while occasionally touching on the gospel-soaked soul ballad style of Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. Ahead of the upcoming release of the concert recording Do It Live, a double LP that documents the group’s electrifying R&B revue onstage, Knight and the Lakers come to the Independent Sunday for a show that is sure to have the crowd drenched in sweat by the end of the night. ‘

Full Article